[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897) › c8.45 # The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c8.45 The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c8.45 - **Language:** English ### [c8.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8.45) “A tent is covered with fabrics of various colours, but the colour does not follow the shades of the fabrics. So it is also with men ; always men attain purity; the virtuous don’t ask a person about his birth, when they have recognised his piety.” - [Previous: c8.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8.44) - [Next: c8.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8.46) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8.45) · Pramāṇa